Craig Kallsen, UCCE Farm Advisor, Kern Co. Pistachios, like other nut crops, are ideally grown on deep uniform loam soils, which provide an optimal combination of permeability, water retention and ...

The Assemi brothers pistachio empire is showing more signs of cracking as a major lender sues the Central California farming operation for $72 million in unpaid loans. U.S. Bank National ...

California produces 99% of the nation’s pistachios, generating nearly $3 billion in economic value in the state. But pistachios have been slightly understudied in part because of the lack of a ...